Grades

Raiders' Ransom

<p>Winner of the inaugural Chicken House/London Times Children's Fiction Competition, which called it &quot;a funny, clever, towering adventure.&quot;</p><p>Because of climate change, much of 23rd-century England is underwater. Poor Lilly is out fishing with her trusty first mate, Cat, when greedy raiders pillage the town — and kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter. Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Off she sails, in secret. And with a ransom: a mysterious talking jewel. Along the way she forms a wary friendship with Zeph, a punky raider boy. &quot;If I save the Prime Minister's daughter,&quot; Lilly reasons, &quot;he's sure to reward me.&quot; Little does Lilly know that it will take more than grit to outwit the tricky, treacherous piratical tribes!</p><p>* &quot;Captivating...plot twists galore, spunky characters—a true page-turner.&quot; —<em>Kirkus</em>, starred review</p>

<p>Winner of the inaugural Chicken House/London Times Children's Fiction Competition, which called it &quot;a funny, clever, towering adventure.&quot;</p><p>Because of climate change, much of 23rd-century England is underwater. Poor Lilly is out fishing with her trusty first mate, Cat, when greedy raiders pillage the town — and kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter. Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Off she sails, in secret. And with a ransom: a mysterious talking jewel. Along the way she forms a wary friendship with Zeph, a punky raider boy. &quot;If I save the Prime Minister's daughter,&quot; Lilly reasons, &quot;he's sure to reward me.&quot; Little does Lilly know that it will take more than grit to outwit the tricky, treacherous piratical tribes!</p><p>* &quot;Captivating...plot twists galore, spunky characters—a true page-turner.&quot; —<em>Kirkus</em>, starred review</p>